Fried Smelt and Vegetables with Skordalia

Name: Fried Smelt and Vegetables with Skordalia
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 mediums each medium baking potatoes, like russets, boiled with skin, put through a ricer; 237 milliliters buttermilk; 1 gallon canola oil, for frying; 237 milliliters cream; 59 milliliters extra virgin olive oil; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 59 milliliters freshly lemon juice; 2 servings Lemon Wedges; 2 servings Cracked black pepper, to taste; 2 servings Fresh cracked pepper to taste; 59 milliliters red wine vinegar; 2 servings Salt, to taste; 59 milliliters semolina; 454 grams smelts, cleaned

Fried Smelt and Vegetables with Skordali If you have lemon wedges, flour, garlic cloves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the semolina you could follow this main course with the Semolina Cakes with Fig Compote as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 40 minutes.

Instructions

In a medium bowl, combine 1/2 cup of flour, semolina, salt, and pepper and mixes well. Dredge the fish in the buttermilk and then in the flour mixture. In a medium sized pot or deep fryer, heat 3 to 4 inches of oil and deep fry the fish until golden brown and becomes crisp.

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Buttermilk

Semolina

Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Fish

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Deep Fryer

Bowl

Pot

Remove fish and drain on paper towels.

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Fish

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Paper Towels

Serve with skordalia and a wedge of lemon.

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Lemon

Put the potatoes through a food mill or ricer and place in a bowl for mixing.

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Potato

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Potato Ricer

Bowl

Whisk in the cream, minced garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, red wine vinegar and a little water if necessary mix until mixture is smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Keep cool until ready to use.

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Red Wine Vinegar